Books and Crochet....

As part of my life list, I want to read all of the Top 100 books on Time's Top 100 list. If you haven't seen this list, it's available online at the Times website. I am having a lot of trouble getting into the book I'm currently reading (The Yiddish Policemen's Union- it just seems very blah to me) so I've looked at the list and have decided to read one of the books from the list (just checking out one for now from the library, since I have that one I've already started plus another book at home) to keep with my reading the top 100. Exciting times in the book world. :) I love books. I really do!!

I have been working on this super cozy scarf which I haven't decided if it's for me or for someone else or to sell, but it's green and super fuzzy and it's about 1/2 way done now. I work on it at night for a bit, until I decide to work on another project (I need to finish a bunch of projects!! I have a sweater that needs a half an arm, hats that are only halfway done, well, you get the idea.) I want to make some grocery totes, but I have to gather patience to sit and cut strips out of plastic bags and make the "plarn" first. I hope to get to that this week or weekend! We must have about 50 plastic bags right now. Ick. I am going to make the Dragonfly Shawl in the Interweave Crochet magazine that is just so pretty and I think will be great for the spring. If I really like the first one I make I'm going to use that pattern to make my mom a mother's day gift (I am thinking ahead!!!)

Today is a dreary day, which is quite disappointing since it was sunny and 60 yesterday. It was raining, which has stopped, at least for now, and it's gray and blah. I feel like curling up under a blanket and reading. I do need to run to the movie store and bring back the two dud movies- The Prestige and Pride and Glory (or something like that, the newer Ed Norton movie) which neither were very good to me... however we watched The Illusionist the other night, it was fantastic, I thought. We do watch a lot of movies, and lately most of them have been duds. I hope we can find some decent ones here in the future, I'm tired of crappy movies!!!!!!! If you have any recommendations, let me know.

Have a good day, and until next time, take care.

~D.

New Shiny Blog!

Welcome to my Blog!!
To get things warmed up, I'll give my recent life in a nutshell.
I moved to Wisconsin a few months back, I'm originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the part that people tend to think is in Canada). I went to school in Wisconsin for my bachelor's degree, which was in biology (emphasis in field biology and ecology) and also picked up minors in environmental science and music. After spending about a year at my first full time job in my field, I realized that I did not want to spend the rest of my life doing stream surveys and air quality surveys, although I had a great experience and got to learn a lot about things you'd never learn in a classroom. So I went back to school again, since I'm a glutton for punishment, and got a master's degree in biology- biochemistry and molecular biology. I took a job as a biology lab coordinator at a small private college and have been enjoying my job. I do like working in academia, although I would like it more if I was a professor!! I am already thinking about going back to school, probably to do an MBA first and then my Ph.D.
I have a lot of goals in life, and have a life list that I've been working on and constantly adding to (I'm slowly accomplishing things on this list!) and I am also an avid crocheter and reader. You'll see as time goes on that both of these things will be incorporated into my blogs.

Because I love to read, I thought I'd start out with an update on my book reading- I'm presently reading "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. It started out a bit slow, but I'm enjoying it thus far. As I finish up my book, I'll let you know my complete thoughts on it and give you the Ya eh! or the Neh!

I will also spend a lot of time probably talking about biology related things, since I'm a biologist. Feel free to post ideas and thoughts on this.

I'd make this a fun entry to read but it's getting late and I have to work tomorrow!!

Love,

Dee